Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-04-14
Miscellaneous News.
THlEVING RAILROADERS.
a Gigantic Conspiracy Of EFn piOycs Of
the Panhandle Rnilrond-Hp-
wards Of 100000 worth Of
Property of various
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the Panhandle Railroad Company has been
the victim of $, stematlc robbcres Of It's freight
ears, the Sto.Itngs footing up at least $lc0,000
Cars on sdings and ears on moving trains were
broken open and goods stolen, including every
description Of merchandise. Detectives were
employed and IN August last n clue was obtain
ed. This was worked up, and II was found that
The rohbcres were committed by conductors
and brakemcn on The road. Nearly all the
crews of every freight train coming into Pitts
burg were found TO be engaged In the stealing.
Warrants were issued as soon as II was set
tied who the guilty parties We're. aud 1t was de-
cidcd TO make all the arrests simultaneously, If
possible The first arrests were made about =
o clock this morning, the police surprising
eighteen men at their boarding houses. They
we're ut once taken to jail. About eighty war
rants were issued for men In Pittsburg. Be
tween , o'clock and daylight forty-nine men
were behind the bars. All day long arrests
continued To be made. Ten men were taken
into custody ut the pay ear While receiving
John ii. Hampton, attorney for the Pennsyl-
vania Company, says: The operations Of the
thieves were all the result OF combination. Ar
auqcments were fully made and each rascal
was assigned to his particular part of the work
in the same way rs Il bank robbery Is cOuduc-
ted Dy DfoicSSlOnll cEackSlllcn. l 40 nOI KNOW
that the members of the combination were
oath-bound or anything of that kind. but IL Is
certain that a thorough understanding existed
among them. and they acted in concert to cover
each others misduings thing which alarm
ed us more than anything else was that they
stole large quantities of whiskcy and drank II
In the cabOOseS. They needed vessels 10 hold
the liquor, so they stole milk cans and kept IL
in them Not daring To keep whisky openly IN
the ears, they tore up the flooring and Ind 1T
underneath. Men were continually reported
Il nn tltItN M N a.
was something nightiul To contemplate. All
kinds of goods were stolen. including sewing
machines, guns. IeVolvers, cutlery, siiVerware,
cigars, clothing, liquors, groceries, furniture,
and, in fact, every imaginable article that can
be carried on Il car were qnirty removed. The
depredationS were committed all along the
road and the losers resi- de M points a. far west
us Denver. Fences W ere established in this
city, " here the stolen property WAS taken and
then sold, the money being evenly divided a.
mong the crews.
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Flood in the Delaware.
MIDDLETOwN, n. Y, April S.-The
village of Cochecton, Sullivan county,
is again flooded, for the fourth time
this year. The warm weather and rain
on Monday night made high water in
the Delaware river. On Tuesday after
noon the water was running over the
Cochecton Flats ana at midnight had
reached the Presbyterian Church where
the stream divided, Il portion taking
the main highway and the balance
pouring through the village street past
Beach's store and Knapp'S hotel.
Stores and dwellings were inundated TO
the depth of three feet.
The ice in the river bed remains frCZ-
Ell, preventing the water taking the
natural channel. Two farms below
Cochecton have heen washed out.
There Is no communication bet ween
the railroad in COchecton AMI the
bridge over the Delaware except 10y
boats. a number Of boats have been
wedged in the ice and many have mar
rowly escaped being swept away. Tie
Legislatures Of Pennsylvania and New
York have already been petitionod to
help the village and bills for relief have
been p repaired.
Ladies will find relief from lead.
ache, costiveness, swimming in the
head, collie, sour stomach, restlessnesS,
Indigestion, cOnSta ut or periodical sick
headaches, weakness in the back or kid
neys, pain in the shoulders and differ
ent parts of the body, feeling of lassi-
tude and dependency by taking Sim
mons Liver Regulator. 1t is not i'm,
pleasant, iS purely Yegeta hle, and is not
injurious to the most del icate constitu.
ton.
Strangled at the S upper Table.
DU BOIs. Pa, April 10-J. II. Ford
4 w0odman, more commonly known as